Meeting and Falling in Love Online—be Careful! in United States
Meeting and Falling in Love Online—be Careful!
Overview of Meeting and Falling in Love Online—be Careful! in relation to cyber crime: [1] The Internet and World Wide Web now provide millions of people with new opportunities to meet and socialize online. People once socially isolated may turn to computers, social networkingWeb sites, and computer-based dating services to fulfill their dating needs. These sites and services can offer a method for initial encounters to meet interesting people and establish relationships that can lead to meaningful and even lifelong commitments. There are many people who are now involved in a long-term relationship that began online. However, there are risks to meeting and courting online, and many people have been the victim of crime as a result of initially socializing online. People who go online in search of companionship may be opening themselves up to being socially engineered and then a victim of fraud, identity theft, or worse. After all, the very factors that drive people to go online can make them vulnerable, including: (1) a strong desire for a new relationship, (2) the natural tendency of many to appear and be appealing, and (3) the need to share personal information with relative strangers.
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Notes and References
- By Samuel C. McQuade III and Neel Sampat
See Also
- Types of Cybercrime
- Cybercriminal
Further Reading
Ellison, N., Heino, R., & Gibbs, J. (2006). Managing impressions online: Self-presentation processes in the online dating environment. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 11(2), 415441; Gaudin, S. (2008). Nigerian gets 18 months for cyber attack on NASA employee. Retrieved May 10, 2008, from http:// www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId =9081838&intsrc=news_ts_head; Hitsch, G.J., Hortacsu, A., & Ariely, D. (2005). What makes you click: An empirical analysis of online dating. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press; McQuade, S. (2006) Understanding and managing cybercrime. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon; Murphy, J. (2006). Online dating success story. WKYC NBC News. Retrieved May 10, 2008, from http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_links/links _article.aspx?storyid=52413; Vass, B., & Mckenzie-Minifie, M. (2008). Man met teen sex targets online. Retrieved on May 10, 2008, from http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/ story.cfm?c_id=137&objectid=10509001.